halloweenisanautumnholidaythatamericanscelebrateeveryyear.itmeans"holyevening,"anditcomeseveryoctober31,theeveningbeforeallsaints‘day.however,itisnotreallyachurchholiday,itisaholidayforchildrenmainly.
everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.thentheycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputaburningcandleinside.itlooksasiftherewereapersonlookingoutofthepumpkin!theselightsarecalledjack-o‘-lanterns,whichmeans"jackofthelantern".
thechildrenalsoputonstrangemasksandfrighteningcostumeseveryhalloween.somechildrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters.thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhousetohouse.everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,"trickortreat!moneyoreat!"thegrown-upsputtreat-moneyorcandyintheirbags.
notonlychildren,butmostgrown-upsalsolovehalloweenandhalloweenpartiesbecauseonthisday,theycandisguisethemselvesaspersonagesorghostastheirimaginationswillleadthem.thisbringthemthesatisfactionofbeingyoung.
Halloweenarrived,afteratime,whenIwasachild,veryfunny,soI"mlookingforwardtothearrivalofHalloween.
It"sHalloween,Ihaveanappointmentwithafewgoodfriends,dressedintheirrespective"spirits"gotosomeone"shometosugar,atfirstwetookthefirstplan;Firsttoa"ghostfrightenghost",the"ghost"hassevenoreightofus,wewillpicksomelittleghostteamtohumiliatethem,making,seewescareaagain,wefirstsentthevampirelookingfortargets,foundafterherusheduptoscarethem,wewillalsostrengthenourownteam,atthesametime,untilwecanevenhavea"bigteam"ghost"bully"underour"brutalkillings"hasnoonecanwithusinourregionto"candy"westartedthesecondstepplan;Sugar,agghh!Werushedtothedoorsaid;Trickorgivesugar!Soon,amiddle-agedman,saidtouswithasmile;Candytocoughup!Hesaid,thenthrewthecandybackto,weimmediatelymessy,gurglingsoundintoa.
Finally,wethe"ghost"crumble,becausecandythingsnoisyover,finallyalsoplayup,dozendozen,therewillbesome"calm"topersuadethemnottoplay,alsogood,alsocanbecarriedoutasnormalandHalloween,we"loot"severalagain,isahappy,contentedhomeseveralachievements!
OneoftheoldestHalloweentraditionscomesfromtheancientCelts,wholivedinwesternandcentralEuropelongago.TheCeltscelebratedaholidaycalledSamhainonOctober31.Aftersunsetthatday,peoplebelievedthatspiritsofthedeadwouldriseandwalktheearth.TheCeltsmadeofferingsoffoodanddrinktokeepthespiritsaway.
Beginningabout2,000yearsago,theRomanEmpireconqueredmanyCelticpeoples.ButCeltictraditions,includingSamhain,remainedstronginareassuchasIrelandandScotland,evenaftertheRomanconquest.
TheRomanCatholicChurchtriedtoreplaceSamhainin835withAllSaints'Day,adaytohonorsaintsoftheChurch.TheeveofAllSaints'DayisOctober31.ItiscalledAllhallowsorHallowmasbytheChurch.
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